Rhys Nicholson

Rhys Nicholson (born 22 April 1990) is an Australian comedian and actor known for being a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under from 2021 onwards.

Rhys Nicholson
Born (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
MediumStand-up comedy, theatre, television, film
NationalityAustralian
GenresComedy
Partner(s)Kyran Wheatley
Websitewww.rhysnicholson.com

Career

In 2014, Nicholson featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers, alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travel to the small town of Colac and perform a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town.[1]

Rhys Nicholson stars on the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.

In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won.[2]

In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage.[3] The same year they appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. In 2022, they played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's Science-Fiction series The Imperfects.[4]

Live solo shows[5]
  • Social Liability (2011)
  • Almost a Person (2012)
  • Dawn of a New Error (2013)
  • Eurgh (2014)
  • Forward (2015)
  • Bona Fide (2016)
  • I'm Fine (2017)
  • Seminal (2018)
  • Nice People, Nice Things, Nice Situations (2019)
  • Live at The Athenaeum (2020)
  • ’’Rhys, Rhys, Rhys’’ (2020, 2021, 2022)

Personal life

Nicholson is gay,[6] non-binary,[7] and primarily uses they/them pronouns.[8] They live with their fiancé, former Triple J radio presenter Kyran Wheatley,[9] with whom they also established a Melbourne comedy venue in 2019.[10]

Nicholson is the nibling of a member of Machine Gun Fellatio and a keen music fanatic. They have also spoken openly about their struggle with bulimia.[11]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017Rhys Nicholson Live at The Eternity PlayhouseARIA Award for Best Comedy ReleaseNominated[12]

References
  1. "Gaycrashers: Opening Shot". ABC Television. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "Comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson wed in Melbourne's first gay marriage". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. "New judge joins RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under". Stuff.co.nz. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. Lucy Buglass (8 September 2022). "Meet The Imperfects cast: who's who in the Netflix sci-fi series". whattowatch.com. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. Rhys, Nicholson. "Rhys Nicholson Biography". imdb.com. imdb.
  6. "Gay comedian Rhys Nicholson: Men on train called me a faggot and threatened to 'bash me to death'". 18 March 2018.
  7. "Rhys Nicholson's MICF 2022 show is clever, polished and so so funny".
  8. Magazine, express (15 August 2022). "Exclusive: Rhys Nicholson Serves Non-Binary Realness". express Magazine. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. "Gay comedy pair's straight marriage keeps equality issue alive". 10 May 2016.
  10. "Rhys Nicholson's wildest dreams have come true, so what comes next?". 2 May 2022.
  11. Thomas, Sarah (17 April 2017). "Rhys Nicholson's Sydney Comedy Festival show I'm Fine shares his story of bulimia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  12. "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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